The Pegasus of Guard 52 is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 27.196 billion Guard 52ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 52.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Guard 52ian economy, worth 524 trillion Dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 19,299 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Guard 52's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Guard 52 is ranked 100,581^st in the world and 1^st in Cloud Atlas for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 33.9 on the Bus Surprisal Index.